Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Closeup pics of Norways upgraded CV90-30.



A quick look-see shows rubber tracks, Kongsberg RWS and the press release talks about these vehicles being fully digitized.

One thing is for certain.  The crew is going to have a world class view of the battlefield.

If I'm not mistaken this is going to have the same hunter killer setup as our Abrams tanks.  It really looks like both the gunner and the TC are going to have individual electro-optical sights to search for, designate and then kill targets.  I'm heading off on a tangent here but if the US Army is serious about getting the 82nd Airborne a tank then the CV90-120 with a similar electronics package might just be the ticket.

Update:  I've been informed that...
Kongsberg weapon station with sophisticated sensors which gives an alternative surveillance/target acquisition system which can be controlled from the crew compartment as well as by the commander or gunner.
Very interesting.  So the infantry commander has the capability of getting a birdseye view from inside the vehicle before he dismounts?  Additionally he can direct fire at targets of interest for his men...not just relying on the skill and knowledge of the TC?  Sweet.